Darryl W. Jackson

Darryl W. Jackson is the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement. He is the nation’s leading federal official responsible for the enforcement of the laws and regulations governing the export of dual-use goods and technology, as well as the antiboycott laws. In that capacity, he is responsible for protecting and advancing the national security, foreign policy and economic interests of the United States. On October 7, 2005, the United States Senate confirmed President Bush’s nomination of Mr. Jackson as Assistant Secretary.

Mr. Jackson is responsible for developing and implementing export enforcement policy at the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). In addition to managing the enforcement staff at Commerce Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., he oversees nine field offices located throughout the United States, as well as five overseas attaches stationed in Moscow, New Delhi, Beijing, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining the Commerce Department, Mr. Jackson was a partner at the Washington, D.C. – based law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP, where his practice focused on complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He previously served as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he held a variety of supervisory positions, including Executive Assistant United States Attorney for Operations. He is a Distinguished Lecturer in Law at the Catholic University of America’s School of Law. Mr. Jackson received his bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from the Howard University School of Law.

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